BOSTON, MA - Mother nature created some travel challenges, but the Benedictine University men's volleyball team made it to Boston, shuffling the schedule around but recording a split of two matches.
FINAL SCORES
Benedictine 3, Emmanuel 0
25-14, 26-24, 25-16
#7 Wentworth 3, Benedictine 1
25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 25-19
LEADERS
EMMANUEL
KILLS: Chase Olson (13),
Nathan Klimisch (13)
BLOCKS: Olson (6)
ASSISTS: Sanchit Khaitan (21),
Chandler Olson (15)
DIGS: Logan Fuglestad (8), Klimisch (7)
- Benedictine led for the entire first set, holding a 22-8 lead late
- Benedictine led 22-12 in the second before Emmanuel went on a run
- Benedictine led for the entire third set in nabbing the win
- The win marked the first of the season for Benedictine
WENTWORTH
KILLS: Fuglestad (13),
Chase Olson (8), Klimisch (8)
BLOCKS: Tim Folliard (7),
Chase Olson (6)
ASSISTS: Khaitan (21),
Chandler Olson (14)
DIGS: Kyle Vasquez (9)
- Wentworth was in the NCAA Tournament last year and was the third of the first four opponents to be ranked or receiving votes
- The hosts scored the first eight points of the opening set
- Benedictine fell behind early in the second 5-1 but slowly built momentum headed to the third
- Benedictine used a run of three consecutive points midway through the third and closed out the set on back-to-back kills from Fuglestad
- Wentworth slowly pulled away midway through the fourth to nab the win
UP NEXT
Benedictine (1-3) continues the tough schedule by visiting 10th-ranked MIT on Sunday afternoon.
